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Sub. H. B. No. 273 As Reported by the Senate Highways and Transportation CommitteeAs Reported by the Senate Highways and Transportation Committee
127th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2007-2008 |
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Speaker Husted Representative Beatty
Cosponsors:
Representatives Bubp, Combs, Aslanides, Sayre, Otterman, Widowfield, Fessler, Domenick, Mallory, Ujvagi, Adams, Bacon, Barrett, Batchelder, Blessing, Bolon, Book, Boyd, Brady, Brinkman, Brown, Budish, Carmichael, Celeste, Chandler, Coley, Collier, Core, Daniels, DeBose, DeGeeter, DeWine, Distel, Dodd, Dolan, Driehaus, Dyer, Evans, Fende, Flowers, Foley, Garrison, Gerberry, Gibbs, Goodwin, Goyal, Hagan, J., Hagan, R., Harwood, Healy, Heard, Hite, Hottinger, Huffman, Hughes, Jones, Koziura, Latta, Letson, Luckie, Lundy, Mandel, McGregor, J., McGregor, R., Miller, Oelslager, Okey, Patton, Peterson, Raussen, Reinhard, Schindel, Schlichter, Seitz, Setzer, Skindell, Stebelton, Stewart, D., Stewart, J., Strahorn, Sykes, Szollosi, Uecker, Wachtmann, Wagner, Wagoner, Webster, White, Widener, Williams, B., Williams, S., Wolpert, Yates, Zehringer
Senators Buehrer, Austria, Miller, D., Schaffer
A BILL
To amend sections 121.403, 955.202, 4501.21, 4503.18,
4503.46,
4503.53, and 5533.52 and
to enact
sections
4501.272, 4503.481, 4503.523, 4503.531,
4503.547,
4503.92, 4503.93, 5533.091, 5533.281,
5533.332,
5533.371,
5533.633,
5533.634,
5533.635,
5533.751, 5533.76,
5533.761, 5533.762,
5533.77,
5533.771, 5533.772, 5533.773, 5533.774,
5533.775,
and 5533.78 of the
Revised Code to
designate
certain memorial
highways, to create
certain
special license
plates, and to
modify
the terms
for issuance of certain special license
plates.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That sections 121.403, 955.202, 4501.21, 4503.18,
4503.46, 4503.53, and 5533.52 be
amended and sections 4501.272,
4503.481, 4503.523, 4503.531, 4503.547, 4503.92,
4503.93,
5533.091, 5533.281, 5533.332, 5533.371, 5533.633, 5533.634,
5533.635, 5533.751,
5533.76,
5533.761, 5533.762, 5533.77,
5533.771, 5533.772, 5533.773, 5533.774, 5533.775, and 5533.78 of
the Revised Code be enacted to
read as
follows:
Sec. 121.403. (A) The Ohio community service council may do
any of the following:
(1) Accept monetary gifts or donations;
(2) Sponsor conferences, meetings, or events in furtherance
of the council's purpose described in section 121.40 of the
Revised Code and charge fees for participation or involvement in
the conferences, meetings, or events;
(3) Sell promotional items in furtherance of the council's
purpose described in section 121.40 of the Revised Code.
(B) All monetary gifts and donations, funds from the sale of
promotional items, contributions received from the issuance of
Ohio "volunteer" license plates pursuant to section 4503.93 of the
Revised Code, and any fees paid to the council for conferences,
meetings, or events sponsored by the council shall be deposited
into the Ohio community service council gifts and donations fund,
which is hereby created in the state treasury. Moneys in the fund
may be used only as follows:
(1) To pay operating expenses of the council, including
payroll, personal services, maintenance, equipment, and subsidy
payments;
(2) To support council programs promoting volunteerism and
community service in the state;
(3) As matching funds for federal grants.
Sec. 955.202. (A) There is hereby created the pets
program
funding board consisting of the following seven members to be
appointed by the Ohio pet fund:
(1) One member
who represents an animal control
facility or
has been appointed an agent of a humane society under
Chapter
1717. of the
Revised Code;
(2) One member
of the Ohio veterinary medical
association who
is a resident of this state;
(3) One member of the general public;
(4) One member
who represents an animal shelter or
other
animal facility located in this state;
(5) One member who represents a foster pet organization
or an
organization that is involved with the sterilization of dogs and
cats
that does not operate
an animal shelter;
(6) One member who is a breeder of dogs or cats
and is a
member in good standing with
a national breeders club or
association;
(7) One member from the Ohio pet fund.
(B) Of the initial appointees to the board, two members'
terms
shall expire on the thirty-first day of January of the first
even-numbered year
following appointment, and five members' terms
shall expire on
the thirty-first day of January of the second
odd-numbered year
following appointment. Thereafter, terms of
office
for all members shall be two years. Vacancies on the board
shall
be filled in the manner provided for original appointments.
Members of the board shall not receive compensation or
reimbursement for expenses.
Members of the board shall elect a chairperson and shall
establish
rules for the meetings and procedures of the board. The
board shall meet at
least
four times per year unless determined
otherwise by a majority vote of the
board
members. If an eligible
organization that is applying for
financial assistance from the
license plate contribution fund created in section 4501.21 of the
Revised Code
is represented by a
member on the board, that member
shall not participate in the
decision regarding the approval or
disapproval of that
application. A quorum consists of five board
members, except that
if one member is not participating in a
decision regarding an
application, a quorum consists of three
board members.
(C) The board shall disburse moneys Moneys received by the
Ohio pet fund from the license plate contribution fund
shall be
used for the purpose of
supporting programs for the sterilization
of dogs and cats and educational
programs concerning the proper
veterinary care of those animals.
Moneys The moneys shall be
disbursed distributed by the Ohio pet fund to such organizations
meeting eligibility
requirements established under division (B)(1)
of section 955.201 of
the Revised Code in accordance with
criteria
and procedures established under divisions (B)(2) to
(4) of that
section and in such amounts as the board determines. The registrar
of motor vehicles shall not disburse pay money from the license
plate contribution fund to the pets program funding board
until
Ohio pet fund whenever the amount in the license plate
contribution fund that is attributable to contributions paid by
motor vehicle registration applicants pursuant to section 4503.551
of the Revised Code and to money from any other source, including
donations, gifts, and grants, that is designated by the source to
be paid to the pets program funding board Ohio pet fund, equals at
least reaches twenty-five thousand dollars or until two years
after the
effective date of this section, whichever occurs
first.
Sec. 4501.21. (A) There is hereby created in the state
treasury the license plate contribution fund. The fund shall
consist of all contributions paid by motor vehicle registrants and
collected by the registrar of motor vehicles pursuant to sections
4503.491, 4503.493, 4503.50, 4503.501, 4503.502, 4503.51,
4503.522, 4503.523, 4503.545, 4503.55, 4503.551, 4503.552,
4503.553,
4503.561, 4503.562, 4503.591, 4503.67, 4503.68,
4503.69, 4503.71,
4503.711, 4503.72, 4503.73, 4503.74, 4503.75,
and 4503.85, and 4503.92 of the
Revised Code.
(B) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar
collects in the fund as follows:
(1) The registrar shall pay the contributions received
pursuant to section 4503.491 of the Revised Code to the breast
cancer fund of Ohio, which shall use that money only to pay for
programs that provide assistance and education to Ohio breast
cancer patients and that improve access for such patients to
quality health care and clinical trials and shall not use any of
the money for abortion information, counseling, services, or other
abortion-related activities.
(2) The registrar shall pay the contributions received
pursuant to section 4503.493 of the Revised Code to the autism
society of Ohio, which shall use the contributions for programs
and autism awareness efforts throughout the state.
(3) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.50 of the Revised Code to the
future farmers of America foundation, which shall deposit the
contributions into its general account to be used for educational
and scholarship purposes of the future farmers of America
foundation.
(4) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.501 of the Revised Code to the
4-H youth development program of the Ohio state university
extension program, which shall use those contributions to pay the
expenses it incurs in conducting its educational activities.
(5) The registrar shall pay the contributions received
pursuant to section 4503.502 of the Revised Code to the Ohio
cattlemen's foundation, which shall use those contributions for
scholarships and other educational activities.
(6) The registrar shall pay each contribution the registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.51 of the Revised Code to the
university or college whose name or marking or design appears on
collegiate license plates that are issued to a person under that
section. A university or college that receives contributions from
the fund shall deposit the contributions into its general
scholarship fund.
(7) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.522 of the Revised Code to the
"friends of Perry's victory and international peace memorial,
incorporated," a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of
this state, to assist that organization in paying the expenses it
incurs in sponsoring or holding charitable, educational, and
cultural events at the monument.
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.523 of the Revised Code to the
fairport lights foundation,
which shall use the money to pay for
the restoration, maintenance,
and preservation of the lighthouses
of fairport harbor.
(8) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.55 of the Revised Code to the
pro football hall of fame, which shall deposit the contributions
into a special bank account that it establishes and which shall be
separate and distinct from any other account the pro football hall
of fame maintains, to be used exclusively for the purpose of
promoting the pro football hall of fame as a travel destination.
(9) The registrar shall pay the contributions that are paid
to the registrar pursuant to section 4503.545 of the Revised Code
to the national rifle association
foundation, which shall use the
money to pay the costs of the
educational activities and programs
the foundation holds or
sponsors in this state.
(10) In accordance with section 955.202 of the Revised Code,
the registrar shall pay to the pets program funding board created
by that section Ohio pet fund the contributions the registrar
receives pursuant
to section 4503.551 of the Revised Code and any
other money from
any other source, including donations, gifts,
and grants, that is
designated by the source to be paid to the
pets program funding
board Ohio pet fund. The board Ohio pet fund
shall use the moneys it receives under this
section only to
support programs for the sterilization of dogs and
cats and for
educational programs concerning the proper veterinary
care of
those animals.
(11) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.552 of the Revised Code to the
rock and roll hall of fame and museum, incorporated.
(12) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.553 of the Revised Code to the
Ohio coalition for animals, incorporated, a nonprofit corporation.
Except as provided in division (B)(12) of this section, the
coalition shall distribute the money to its members, and the
members shall use the money only to pay for educational,
charitable, and
other programs of each coalition member that
provide care for unwanted, abused, and
neglected horses. The Ohio
coalition for animals may use a portion of the
money to pay for
reasonable marketing costs incurred in the design and
promotion
of the license plate and for administrative costs
incurred in the
disbursement and management of funds received
under this section.
(13) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.561 of the Revised Code to the
state of Ohio chapter of ducks unlimited, inc., which shall
deposit the contributions into a special bank account that it
establishes. The special bank account shall be separate and
distinct from any other account the state of Ohio chapter of ducks
unlimited, inc., maintains and shall be used exclusively for the
purpose of protecting, enhancing, restoring, and managing wetlands
and conserving wildlife habitat. The state of Ohio chapter of
ducks unlimited, inc., annually shall notify the registrar in
writing of the name, address, and account to which such payments
are to be made.
(14) The registrar shall pay the contributions the
registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.562 of the Revised
Code to the
Mahoning river consortium, which shall use the money
to pay the
expenses it incurs in restoring and maintaining the
Mahoning
river watershed.
(15)(a) The registrar shall pay to a sports commission
created pursuant to section 4503.591 of the Revised Code each
contribution the registrar receives under that section that an
applicant pays to obtain license plates that bear the logo of a
professional sports team located in the county of that sports
commission and that is participating in the license plate program
pursuant to division (E) of that section, irrespective of the
county of residence of an applicant.
(b) The registrar shall pay to a community charity each
contribution the registrar receives under section 4503.591 of the
Revised Code that an applicant pays to obtain license plates that
bear the logo of a professional sports team that is participating
in the license plate program pursuant to division (G) of that
section.
(16) The registrar shall pay the contributions the
registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.67 of the Revised Code
to the
Dan Beard council of the boy scouts of America. The council
shall
distribute all contributions in an equitable manner
throughout
the state to regional councils of the boy scouts.
(17) The registrar shall pay the contributions the
registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.68 of the Revised Code
to the
great river council of the girl scouts of the United States
of
America. The council shall distribute all contributions in an
equitable manner throughout the state to regional councils of the
girl scouts.
(18) The registrar shall pay the contributions the
registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.69 of the Revised Code
to the
Dan Beard council of the boy scouts of America. The council
shall
distribute all contributions in an equitable manner
throughout
the state to regional councils of the boy scouts.
(19) The registrar shall pay the contributions the
registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.71 of the Revised Code
to the
fraternal order of police of Ohio, incorporated, which
shall
deposit the fees into its general account to be used for
purposes
of the fraternal order of police of Ohio, incorporated.
(20) The registrar shall pay the contributions the
registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.711 of the Revised
Code to the
fraternal order of police of Ohio, incorporated, which
shall
deposit the contributions into an account that it creates to
be
used for the purpose of advancing and protecting the law
enforcement profession, promoting improved law enforcement
methods, and teaching respect for law and order.
(21) The registrar shall pay the contributions the
registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.72 of the Revised Code
to the
organization known on March 31, 2003, as the Ohio CASA/GAL
association, a private, nonprofit corporation organized under
Chapter 1702. of the Revised Code. The Ohio CASA/GAL association
shall use these contributions to pay the expenses it incurs in
administering a program to secure the proper representation in the
courts of this state of abused, neglected, and dependent children,
and for the training and supervision of persons participating in
that program.
(22) The registrar shall pay the contributions the
registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.73 of the Revised Code
to
Wright B. Flyer, incorporated, which shall deposit the
contributions into its general account to be used for purposes of
Wright B. Flyer, incorporated.
(23) The registrar shall pay the contributions the
registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.74 of the Revised Code
to the
Columbus zoological park
association, which shall disburse
the
moneys to Ohio's major
metropolitan zoos, as defined in
section
4503.74 of the Revised
Code, in accordance with a written
agreement entered into by the
major metropolitan zoos.
(24) The registrar shall pay the contributions the
registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.75 of the Revised Code
to the
rotary foundation, located on March 31, 2003, in Evanston,
Illinois, to be placed in a fund known as the permanent fund and
used to endow educational and humanitarian programs of the rotary
foundation.
(25) The registrar shall pay the contributions the
registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.85 of the Revised Code
to the
Ohio sea grant college program to be used for Lake Erie
area
research projects.
The registrar shall pay the contributions received
pursuant
to section 4503.92 of the Revised Code to support our
troops,
incorporated, a national nonprofit corporation, which
shall use
those contributions in accordance with its articles of
incorporation and for the benefit of servicemembers of the armed
forces of the United States and their families when they are in
financial need.
(C) All investment earnings of the license plate contribution
fund shall be credited to the fund. Not later than the first day
of May of every year, the registrar shall distribute to each
entity described in division (B) of this
section the investment
income the fund earned the previous
calendar year. The amount of
such a distribution paid to an entity
shall be proportionate to
the amount of money the entity received
from the fund during the
previous calendar year.
Sec. 4501.272. The registrar of motor vehicles or deputy
registrar shall ask each person applying for or renewing a special
license plate after July 1, 2009, under Chapter 4503. of the
Revised Code and paying a contribution to an organization for
issuance of the special license plate, whether the person consents
to contact from the organization sponsoring the special license
plate. The applicant shall sign a form provided by the registrar
granting or withholding such consent to contact. Pursuant to
division (B)(2)(n) of section 4501.27 of the Revised Code, the
registrar, upon request from the organization, may provide to the
organization a list of the names and addresses of those applicants
who have consented to contact. The registrar shall not disclose
sensitive personal information as defined in section 4501.27 of
the Revised Code.
Sec. 4503.18. Upon application of any United States service
organization
chartered by congress the
registar of motor vehicles
may issue a
special
license covering the operation for parade and
exhibition purposes
of
especially
equipped motor vehicles. Such
license shall display the voiture
or post
number
and shall
authorize the operation of such motor vehicle for not
more than
twelve times per year. The annual fee for said license shall be
two dollars.
(A) As used in this section, "United States veterans service
organization" means any organization chartered by congress or
recognized by the United States department of veterans affairs for
purposes of representing veterans affairs claimants.
(B) A motor vehicle titled in the name of a United States
veterans service organization and used solely for participation in
organizational activities, exhibitions, parades, and similar
purposes, may be registered without the payment of any
registration tax and service fee required by sections 4503.02 and
4503.10 of the Revised Code, and without the payment of any
local
motor vehicle tax levied under
Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code.
In applying for registration of
such a motor vehicle, a member of
the service organization shall
sign an affidavit, prescribed by
the registrar of motor vehicles,
stating that the vehicle is to
be used solely for such purposes,
and shall present satisfactory
evidence of the organization's
status as a United States veterans
service organization. Upon
receipt of such evidence, affidavit,
and application for
registration, the registrar shall issue the
applicant permanent
license plates.
(C) Upon presentation of a paid valid current year
registration,
the president,
commander, or adjutant of a United
States veterans service
organization chartered by
congress may
apply for an honorary
license designating the organization with
which the applicant is
affiliated. This honorary plate shall be
displayed in
lieu of the
regular license plate. The
orginal
original registration card shall be in
the vehicle at all times
and shall be submitted for inspection
upon the demand
of any
police officer. The annual fee for such
license shall be five
dollars.
Sec. 4503.46. (A) For the purposes of this section,
"prisoner of war" means any regularly appointed, enrolled,
enlisted, or inducted member of the military forces of the United
States who was captured, separated, and incarcerated by an enemy
of the United States at any time, and any regularly appointed,
enrolled, or enlisted member of the military forces of Great
Britain, France, any of the countries that comprised the former
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Australia, Belgium, Brazil,
Canada,
China, Denmark, Greece, the Netherlands, New Zealand,
Norway, Poland, South
Africa, or any of the countries that
comprised the former Yugoslavia who was a
citizen of the United
States at the time of such appointment, enrollment, or
enlistment,
and was captured, separated, and incarcerated by an enemy of this
country during World War II.
(B) Any person who has been a prisoner of war, or the spouse
of such person, may apply to
the registrar of motor vehicles for
the registration of one
passenger
car, noncommercial motor
vehicle, or
other vehicle of a
class approved by the registrar the
person or spouse owns or
leases. The
application shall be
accompanied by written evidence in the
form
of a record of
separation, a letter from one of the armed forces
of the
United
States or other country as provided in division (A)
of this
section, or
other evidence as the registrar may require
by
rule,
that such a person the applicant or the applicant's spouse was a
prisoner of war and was
honorably
discharged or is presently
residing in this state on
active duty
with one of the branches of
the armed forces of the
United States,
or was a prisoner of war
and was honorably
discharged or received
an equivalent discharge
or release from
one of the armed forces of
such other country. No
person is eligible to receive special license plates under this
section if the person or the person's spouse currently has
registered one vehicle and obtained license plates under this
section.
Upon receipt of an application for registration of a
motor
vehicle under this section, and presentation
of satisfactory
evidence of such prisoner-of-war status, the
registrar shall issue
to the applicant the appropriate vehicle
registration and a set of
license plates. In addition to the
letters and numbers ordinarily
inscribed thereon, the license
plates shall be inscribed with the
words "FORMER POW." The
license plates shall be issued without
payment of any
registration fee or service fee as required by
division (B) of
section 4503.04 and sections 4503.10 and 4503.102
of the Revised
Code, and without payment of any applicable county,
township, or
municipal motor vehicle tax levied under Chapter
4504. of the
Revised Code.
(C) The spouse of a deceased former prisoner of war who
has
not remarried, if the deceased person received or was
eligible to
receive special license plates issued under division
(B) of this
section, may apply to the registrar for the registration
of the
spouse's personal motor vehicle without the payment of any
fee or
tax as provided by division (B) of this section. The
application
for registration shall be accompanied by documentary
evidence of
the deceased person's status as a former prisoner of
war and by
any other evidence that the registrar requires by
rule.
Upon receipt of an application for registration under this
division and presentation of satisfactory evidence as required by
this division and by the registrar, the registrar shall issue to
the spouse the appropriate vehicle registration and a set of
license plates as provided in division (B) of this section.
(D) No person who is not a former prisoner of war, or the
spouse of such person, or the
spouse
of a deceased former prisoner
of war who has not remarried
shall
willfully and falsely represent
that the person
is such a former
prisoner of war or spouse, for
the purpose of
obtaining license
plates under this section.
(E) No person shall own or lease a motor
vehicle bearing
license plates issued under this section unless
the person is
eligible to be issued the license
plates.
(F)
Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor
of
the fourth degree.
Sec. 4503.481. (A) Any person who is a retired veteran of the
Ohio national guard may apply to the registrar of motor vehicles
for the registration of any passenger car, noncommercial motor
vehicle, recreational vehicle, or other vehicle of a class
approved by the registrar the person owns or leases. The
application shall be accompanied by such written evidence that the
applicant is a retired veteran of the Ohio national guard as the
registrar shall require by rule.
Upon receipt of an application for registration of a motor
vehicle under this section, presentation of satisfactory evidence
documenting that the applicant is a retired veteran of the Ohio
national guard, and payment of the regular license fee as
prescribed under section 4503.04 of the Revised Code and any local
motor vehicle license tax levied under Chapter 4504. of the
Revised Code, the registrar shall issue to the applicant the
appropriate motor vehicle registration and a set of license plates
and a validation sticker, or a validation sticker alone when
required by section 4503.191 of the Revised Code. In addition to
the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed thereon, the license
plates shall contain one of the following inscriptions, as
appropriate: "OHIO ARMY NATIONAL GUARD RETIRED," or "OHIO AIR
NATIONAL GUARD RETIRED." The license plates shall bear county
identification stickers that identify the county of registration
by name or number.
(B) Sections 4503.77 and 4503.78 of the Revised Code do not
apply to license plates issued under this section.
Sec. 4503.523. (A) The owner or lessee of any passenger car,
noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, or other
vehicle of a class approved by the registrar of motor vehicles may
apply to the registrar for the registration of the vehicle and
issuance of "fairport harbor breakwall lighthouse" license plates.
The application for fairport harbor breakwall lighthouse license
plates may be combined with a request for a special reserved
license plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised
Code. Upon receipt of the completed application and compliance
with division (B) of this section, the registrar shall issue to
the applicant the appropriate vehicle registration, a set of
fairport harbor breakwall lighthouse license plates with a
validation sticker, or a validation sticker alone when required by
section 4503.191 of the Revised Code.
In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed
on the license plates, fairport harbor breakwall lighthouse
license plates shall be inscribed with identifying words or
markings selected by the fairport lights foundation and approved
by
the registrar. Fairport
harbor breakwall lighthouse license
plates shall bear county
identification stickers that identify
the county of registration
by name or number.
(B) Fairport harbor breakwall lighthouse license plates and a
validation sticker or, when applicable, a validation sticker alone
shall be issued upon submission by the applicant of an application
for registration of a motor vehicle under this section and a
contribution as provided in division (C) of this section; payment
of the regular license tax as prescribed under section 4503.04 of
the Revised Code, any applicable motor vehicle tax levied under
Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, any applicable additional fee
prescribed by section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code, and
an additional fee of ten dollars; and compliance with all other
applicable laws relating to the registration of motor vehicles.
(C) For each application for registration and registration
renewal that the registrar receives under this section, the
registrar shall collect a contribution of fifteen dollars. The
registrar shall transmit this contribution to the treasurer of
state for deposit in the license plate contribution fund created
by section 4501.21 of the Revised Code.
The additional fee of ten dollars described in division (B)
of this section shall be for the purpose of compensating the
bureau of motor vehicles for additional services required in
issuing license plates under this section. The registrar shall
transmit that fee to the treasurer of state for deposit into the
state treasury to the credit of the bureau of motor vehicles fund
created by section 4501.25 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 4503.53. Any person who
served in the armed forces of
the United States during the global war on terrorism, in Saudi
Arabia or Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm or Operation Desert
Shield,
in Panama during the invasion, in Grenada during the
invasion, in
Lebanon during the invasion, during the Vietnam
conflict, during
the Korean conflict, during World War II, or
during World War I,
and who is on active duty or is an honorably
discharged veteran may
apply to the registrar of motor vehicles
for the registration of any passenger
car, noncommercial motor
vehicle, recreational vehicle, or other
vehicle of a class
approved by the registrar the person owns or
leases. The
application shall be accompanied by such written
evidence of the
applicant's service as the registrar
requires by rule. In the case
of an honorably discharged
veteran, the written evidence shall
include a copy of the applicant's
DD-214 form or an equivalent
document.
Upon receipt of an application for registration of a motor
vehicle under this section, presentation of satisfactory evidence
of military service during the global war on terrorism, in Saudi
Arabia or Kuwait during Operation
Desert Storm or Operation Desert
Shield, in Panama during the
invasion, in Grenada during the
invasion, in Lebanon during the
invasion, during the Vietnam
conflict, during the Korean
conflict, during World War II, or
during World War I, and payment of
the regular license tax as
prescribed under section 4503.04 of
the Revised Code and any
applicable local tax levied under Chapter
4504. of the Revised
Code, the registrar shall issue to the applicant the
appropriate
motor vehicle registration and a set of license
plates and a
validation sticker, or a validation sticker alone
when required by
section 4503.191 of the Revised Code. In
accordance with rules
adopted by the registrar, each license
plate shall be inscribed
with identifying letters or numerals and, in the case of an
honorably discharged veteran,
the word "VETERAN"; in addition,
each license plate
shall be
inscribed with a design and words
indicating service during the global war on terrorism, or in Saudi
Arabia, Kuwait, Panama, Grenada, or Lebanon, or during the
Vietnam
conflict, the Korean conflict, World War II, or World War
I.
Sec. 4503.531. (A) Any person who has been awarded the global
war on terrorism expeditionary medal, global war on terrorism
service medal, Afghanistan campaign medal, or Iraq campaign medal
may apply to the registrar of motor vehicles for the registration
of any passenger car, noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational
vehicle, or other vehicle of a class approved by the registrar
that the person owns or leases. The application shall be
accompanied by such documentary evidence in support of the
applicable award as the registrar may require. The application may
be combined with a request for a special reserved license plate
under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code.
Upon receipt of an application for registration of a motor
vehicle under this section and the required taxes and fees, and
upon presentation of the required supporting evidence of the award
of the global war on terrorism expeditionary medal, global war on
terrorism service medal, Afghanistan campaign medal, or Iraq
campaign medal, the registrar shall issue to the applicant the
appropriate motor vehicle registration and a set of license plates
and a validation sticker, or a validation sticker alone when
required by section 4503.191 of the Revised Code.
In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed
on license plates, the license plates shall be inscribed with
appropriate words indicating the applicable award and bear a
reproduction of the global war on terrorism expeditionary medal,
global war on terrorism service medal, Afghanistan campaign medal,
or Iraq campaign medal, as applicable. The license plates shall
bear county identification stickers that identify the county of
registration by name or number.
The license plates and a validation sticker or, when
applicable, a validation sticker alone shall be issued upon
payment of the regular license tax required by section 4503.04 of
the Revised Code, payment of any local motor vehicle license tax
levied under Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, payment of any
applicable additional fee prescribed by section 4503.40 or 4503.42
of the Revised Code, and compliance with all other applicable laws
relating to the registration of motor vehicles.
The registrar shall not issue license plates under this
section unless the registrar first receives written permission
from the United States department of defense allowing the
registrar to place the image of the global war on terrorism
expeditionary medal, global war on terrorism service medal,
Afghanistan campaign medal, or Iraq campaign medal on the license
plates.
(B) No person who is not a recipient of the global war on
terrorism expeditionary medal, global war on terrorism service
medal, Afghanistan campaign medal, or Iraq campaign medal shall
willfully and falsely represent that the person is a recipient of
any such medal for the purpose of obtaining license plates under
this section. No person shall own a motor vehicle bearing license
plates issued under this section unless the person is eligible to
be issued those license plates.
(C) Sections 4503.77 and 4503.78 of the Revised Code do not
apply to license plates issued under this section.
Sec. 4503.547. (A) Any person who served in the armed forces
of the United States as a paratrooper may apply to the registrar
of motor vehicles for the registration of any passenger car,
noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, or other
vehicle of a class approved by the registrar the person owns or
leases and for issuance of U.S. paratrooper license plates. The
application for U.S. paratrooper license plates may be combined
with a request for a special reserved license plate under section
4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code. The application shall be
accompanied by such written evidence of the applicant's service in
the armed forces of the United States as a paratrooper as the
registrar requires by rule, which may include requiring the
submission of a copy of the applicant's DD-214 form or an
equivalent document.
Upon receipt of the completed application for registration of
a motor vehicle under this section, presentation by the applicant
of evidence of service in the armed forces of the United States as
a paratrooper, and compliance by the applicant with this section,
the registrar shall issue to the applicant the appropriate motor
vehicle registration and a set of U.S. paratrooper license plates
and a validation sticker, or a validation sticker alone when
required by section 4503.191 of the Revised Code.
In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed
thereon, U.S. paratrooper license plates shall be inscribed with
the words "U.S. paratrooper" and an appropriate symbol approved by
the registrar.
U.S. paratrooper license plates and validation stickers shall
be issued upon payment of the regular license fees required by
section 4503.04 of the Revised Code, payment of any local motor
vehicle license tax levied under Chapter 4504. of the Revised
Code, and compliance with all other applicable laws relating to
the registration of motor vehicles. If the application is combined
with a request for a special reserved license plate under section
4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code, the license plates and
validation sticker shall be issued upon payment of the fees and
taxes contained in this section and the additional fee prescribed
under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code.
(B) Sections 4503.77 and 4503.78 of the Revised Code do not
apply to license plates issued under this section.
Sec. 4503.92. (A) The owner or lessee of any passenger car,
noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, or
other
vehicle of a class approved by the registrar of motor
vehicles
may apply to the registrar for the registration of the
vehicle
and issuance of "support our troops" license plates. The
application may be combined with a request for a special reserved
license plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised
Code. Upon receipt of the completed application and compliance by
the applicant with divisions (B) and (C) of this section, the
registrar shall issue to the applicant the appropriate vehicle
registration and a set of "support our troops" license plates and
a validation sticker, or a validation sticker alone when required
by section 4503.191 of the Revised Code.
In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed
on the license plates, "support our troops" license plates shall
bear an appropriate logo and the words "support our troops." The
bureau of motor vehicles shall design "support our troops" license
plates, and they shall display county identification stickers that
identify the county of registration by name or number.
(B) "Support our troops" license plates and a validation
sticker, or validation sticker alone, shall be issued upon receipt
of an application for registration of a motor vehicle under this
section; payment of the regular license tax as prescribed under
section 4503.04 of the Revised Code, any applicable motor vehicle
license tax levied under Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, any
applicable additional fee prescribed by section 4503.40 or 4503.42
of the Revised Code, an additional fee of ten dollars, and a
contribution as provided in division (C) of this section; and
compliance with all other applicable laws relating to the
registration of motor vehicles.
(C) For each application for registration and registration
renewal notice the registrar receives under this section, the
registrar shall collect a contribution of twenty-five dollars. The
registrar shall transmit this contribution to the treasurer of
state for deposit into the state treasury to the credit of the
license plate contribution fund created by section 4501.21 of the
Revised Code.
The registrar shall transmit the additional fee of ten
dollars, which is to compensate the bureau of motor vehicles for
the additional services required in the issuing of "support our
troops" license plates, to the treasurer of state for deposit into
the state treasury to the credit of the state bureau of motor
vehicles fund created by section 4501.25 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 4503.93. (A) The owner or lessee of any passenger car,
noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, or other
vehicle of a class approved by the registrar of motor vehicles may
apply to the registrar for the registration of the vehicle and
issuance of Ohio "volunteer" license plates. The application for
Ohio "volunteer" license plates may be combined with a request for
a special reserved license plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42
of the Revised Code. Upon receipt of the completed application and
compliance with divisions (B) and (C) of this section, the
registrar shall issue to the applicant the appropriate vehicle
registration and a set of Ohio "volunteer" license plates with a
validation sticker or a validation sticker alone when required by
section 4503.191 of the Revised Code.
In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed
on license plates, Ohio "volunteer" license plates shall be
inscribed with words and markings designed by the Ohio community
service council created by section 121.40 of the Revised Code and
approved by the registrar. Ohio "volunteer" license plates shall
bear county identification stickers that identify the county of
registration by name or number.
(B) Ohio "volunteer" license plates and a validation sticker,
or a validation sticker alone, shall be issued upon receipt of a
contribution as provided in division (C) of this section and upon
payment of the regular license tax prescribed in section 4503.04
of the Revised Code, any applicable motor vehicle tax levied under
Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, any applicable additional fee
prescribed by section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code, a
bureau of motor vehicles fee of ten dollars, and compliance with
all other applicable laws relating to the registration of motor
vehicles.
(C)(1) For each application for registration and registration
renewal received under this section, the registrar shall collect a
contribution of fifteen dollars. The registrar shall transmit this
contribution to the treasurer of state for deposit in the Ohio
community service council gifts and donations fund created by
section 121.403 of the Revised Code. The council shall use all
such contributions for the purposes described in divisions (B)(2)
and (3) of that section.
(2) The registrar shall deposit the bureau of motor vehicles
fee of ten dollars specified in division (B) of this section,
which is for the purpose of compensating the bureau for the
additional services required in issuing Ohio "volunteer" license
plates, in the state bureau of motor vehicles fund created in
section 4501.25 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 5533.091. In addition to the designation in section
5533.09 of the Revised Code, that portion of the road known as
interstate route seventy-six, running in an easterly and westerly
direction, within Brimfield township, in Portage county, shall be
known as "The Luke 'Doc' Emch and Matt 'Doc' Conte Corpsmen
Memorial Highway."
The director of transportation may erect suitable markers
along the highway indicating its name.
Sec. 5533.281. In addition to the designation contained in
section 5533.28 of the Revised Code, that portion of the road
known as state route eleven, located only within Ashtabula county
and running in a northerly and southerly direction, shall be known
as the "Marine Private Henry Kalinowski Memorial Highway."
The director of transportation may erect suitable markers
along the highway indicating its name.
Sec. 5533.332. In addition to the name prescribed by section
5533.32 of the Revised Code, that portion of the highway known as
interstate number seventy-one, running in a northerly and
southerly direction within the municipal corporation of Middleburg
Heights only, shall be known as the "Corporal Brad D. Squires
Memorial Highway."
The director of transportation may erect suitable markers
along the highway indicating its name.
Sec. 5533.371. That portion of the road known as state route
three hundred forty-four commencing at the western boundary of the
municipal corporation of Leetonia and extending eastward to state
route eleven shall be known as the "Pfc. Ralph Dias Memorial
Highway."
The director of transportation may erect suitable markers
along the highway indicating its name.
Sec. 5533.52. (A) Each
of the following roads shall be known
as the "Korean War Veterans'
Memorial Highway":
(1) That portion of the road known as United
States route
thirty-six
commencing at the boundary of Coshocton and
Tuscarawas
counties and extending to interstate seventy-seven;
(2) That portion of the road known as United
States route
thirty-six commencing at the boundary of Champaign
and Miami
counties and extending through Darke county to the
Indiana
border;
(3) That portion of the road known as interstate route
two
hundred eighty commencing at the point of interchange with
interstate eighty-ninety and extending to the
boundary of Wood and
Lucas counties;
(4) That portion of the road known as state route eight,
located
within Summit county only.
(B) The director of transportation may erect suitable
markers
upon the
designated portion of each highway
indicating
its name.
Sec. 5533.633. The northbound portion of the road known as
state route number fifty-nine, between the Kent road exit and the
border of Cuyahoga Falls and
Silver Lake, shall be known as the
"Sergeant Bryan
W. Large Memorial Highway."
The director of transportation may erect suitable markers
along that portion of the highway indicating its name.
Sec. 5533.634. The southbound portion of the road known as
state route number fifty-nine, between the border of Cuyahoga
Falls and Silver Lake and the
route eight entrance ramp, shall be
known as the "Sergeant
Justin T. Walsh Memorial Highway."
The director of transportation may erect suitable markers
along that portion of the highway indicating its name.
Sec. 5533.635. The road known as state route number three,
running in a north and south direction commencing at the
intersection with west Sprague road and ending at the intersection
of state route eighty-two in North Royalton, shall be known as the
"Corporal Jeffrey A. Boskovitch Memorial Highway."
The director of transportation may erect suitable markers
along the highway indicating its name.
Sec. 5533.751. In addition to the designation in section
5533.35 of the Revised Code, the road known as interstate highway
number ninety, located within the municipal corporation of Euclid
in Cuyahoga county only, shall be known as the "Patrolman George
Brentar Memorial Highway."
The director of transportation may erect suitable markers
along the highway indicating its name.
Sec. 5533.76. That portion of the road known as United States
route number thirty, running in an easterly and westerly direction
between state route number five hundred ninety-eight and state
route number sixty-one, shall be known as the "Pfc. David C.
Armstrong Memorial Highway."
The director of transportation may erect suitable markers
along the highway indicating its name.
Sec. 5533.761. That portion of the road known as United
States
route sixty-two, commencing at the western boundary of the
municipal corporation of Alliance and extending in an easterly
direction to the Highland Memorial Park Cemetery in the municipal
corporation of Beloit, shall be known as the "Lance Corporal
Daniel
McVicker Memorial Highway."
The director of transportation may erect suitable markers
along the highway indicating its name.
Sec. 5533.762. The interchange of state route number
forty-five and state route number eighty-two located in Champion
township in Trumbull county shall be known as the "Sgt. Robert M.
Carr Memorial Interchange."
The director of transportation may erect suitable markers at
the interchange indicating its name.
Sec. 5533.77. That portion of the road known as United States
route number thirty, running in an easterly and westerly direction
between state route number six hundred two and state route number
five hundred ninety-eight, shall be known as the "Staff Sgt.
Kendall H. Ivy II Memorial Highway."
The director of transportation may erect suitable markers
along the highway indicating its name.
Sec. 5533.771. The road known as state route number
thirty-seven, commencing at its southernmost point within the city
of Lancaster in Fairfield county and extending in a northerly and
southerly direction to the boundary of Fairfield and Licking
counties, shall be known as the "Deputy Chad Edwards Memorial
Highway."
The director of transportation may erect suitable markers
along the highway indicating its name.
Sec. 5533.772. The interchange of United States route number
four hundred twenty-two and state route number eighty-two located
in the city of Warren shall be known as the "Sgt. Marco Miller
Memorial Interchange."
The director of transportation may erect suitable markers at
the interchange indicating its name.
Sec. 5533.773. The portion of the road known as state route
number seventy-two, commencing at the new Silvercreek township
cemetery and extending in a northerly direction past the
Greeneview schools through the municipal corporation of Jamestown,
within Greene county, shall be known as the "SrA Kenneth P.
Hauprich,
Jr., Memorial Highway."
The director of transportation may erect suitable markers
along the highway indicating its name.
Sec. 5533.774. That portion of the road known as state route
one hundred four, commencing at its intersection with United
States route twenty-three and extending to its intersection with
Lockbourne road, shall be known as the "Tuskegee Airmen Memorial
Highway."
The director of transportation may erect suitable markers
along the highway indicating its name.
Sec. 5533.775. That portion of the road known as interstate
route six hundred seventy, commencing at its intersection with
fourth street and extending to its intersection with international
gateway at port Columbus, shall be known as the "Captain Wilbur
Blount Memorial Highway."
The director of transportation may erect suitable markers
along the highway indicating its name.
Sec. 5533.78. The bridge spanning the Conneaut creek,
located in the municipal corporation of Conneaut in Ashtabula
county and being part of the highway known as United States route
number twenty, shall be known as "The Ohio Veterans Memorial
Bridge."
The director of transportation may erect suitable markers on
the bridge, or the approaches thereto, indicating its name.
Section 2. That existing sections 121.403, 955.202, 4501.21,
4503.18, 4503.46, 4503.53, and 5533.52 of the Revised Code are
hereby repealed.
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